OAKLAND, CA - NOVEMBER 20: Greg Oden #52 of the Portland Trail Blazers dunks against the Golden State Warriors during an NBA game at Oracle Arena on November 20, 2009 in Oakland, California. (Photo by Jed Jacobsohn/Getty Images)

OAKLAND, CA - NOVEMBER 20: Greg Oden #52 of the Portland Trail Blazers blocks a shot by Monta Ellis #8 of the Golden State Warriors during an NBA game at Oracle Arena on November 20, 2009 in Oakland, California. (Photo by Jed Jacobsohn/Getty Images)

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OAKLAND, CA - NOVEMBER 20: Head coach Don Nelson of the Golden State Warriors looks on against the Portland Trail Blazers during an NBA game at Oracle Arena on November 20, 2009 in Oakland, California. (Photo by Jed Jacobsohn/Getty Images)

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Monta Ellis #8 of the Golden State Warriors scrambles for the ball with Andre Miller #24 of the Portland Trail Blazers during an NBA game at Oracle Arena on November 20, 2009 in Oakland.

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Portland Trail Blazers' Brandon Roy, right, looks to pass as Golden State Warriors' Monta Ellis defends during the first half of an NBA basketball game Friday, Nov. 20, 2009, in Oakland.

The guard carried the Warriors to a 108-94 win over streaking Portland, recording a season-high 34 points and adding eight assists, six rebounds and six steals in front of 18,630 fans at Oracle Arena on Friday night.

Ellis had said he wouldn't accept added responsibilities since his best friend and team leader Stephen Jackson was shipped to Charlotte on Monday. However, he did a little of everything Friday, proving the Warriors are officially his team.

"With what I did on the defensive end, getting everybody involved and being out their leading players and making plays for others, you could say that," Ellis said. "If people want to say it's my team, then it's my team, but I've got soldiers behind me who are ready to go with me.

"We're all going to put it together and make this one, big, happy family."

Ellis played all 48 minutes for the shorthanded Warriors (eight players), filled the stats sheet and made life miserable for all-star Brandon Roy for the majority of the game. He and Roy entered the game as two of only seven players in the league averaging at least 19 points, four rebounds and five assists.

Ellis won the duel, limiting Roy to 17 points on 6-of-17 shooting and two assists. After an Ellis fourth-quarter steal from Roy led to a dunk, he added cheerleader to his many duties, urging the crowd to stand as Portland called a timeout with 8:43 remaining.

"We just played off the hot man, and that was Monta Ellis," coach Don Nelson said. "That's as good as I've seen him on both sides of the ball."

Curry, playing without the tape he had on his right wrist Wednesday, had 12 points, eight assists and only one turnover against the Trail Blazers.

Portland, the league's best defensive team, hadn't allowed an opponent to score more than 85 points in regulation in its past six games. Making a concerted effort to push the pace and make the extra pass, however, the Warriors tallied 83 points through three quarters.

Portland, which had won seven of its last eight games, has struggled at Oracle Arena, losing for the ninth consecutive time in Oakland since 2004.

It appeared early that the Trail Blazers were going to reverse the trend. They scored 37 points in the first quarter - their highest output for any quarter this season - and shot 68.4 percent on their first 19 shots. Once Ellis proved he didn't need a double team to guard Roy, the Warriors limited Portland to 33 percent shooting the rest of the way.

"I think Monta set the precedent high by going out there and going head-up with Brandon Roy," Morrow said. "He had an all-star performance, and everybody followed his lead."